THERE’S A STUDY IN THE SKIES TO SHOW WHAT THE FUTURE MAY HOLD FOR AMERICA’S AGING INFRASTRUCTURE VELMA PARTNERED WITH NATE UAS OPERATIONS TO TEST HOW TECHNOLOGY COULD BE USED. THINGS LIKE CELL TOWERS INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. COULD ONE DAY BE A DRONE NOT A PERSON INSPECTING IT. THIS USED TO BE A JOB THAT HUMANS HAD TO DO BY HAND CLIMBING ALL THE WAY UP A TOWER JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING’S WORKING. OKAY. WELL NOW THE HUMANS CAN STAY RIGHT HERE ON THE GROUND WHILE DOING THE SAME WORK. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE HOW WE’RE BRINGING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO BEAR IN THE FIELD. AND SO WHAT YOU’RE SEEING TODAY IS YOU’RE SEEING NEWEST AND THE LATEST IN DRONE TECHNOLOGY THAT’S GOING TO WORK ON INSPECTION OF OUR PRODUCTS. THAT’S AARON SCHAPPER. GROUP PRESIDENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AT VALMONT AND HE SAYS DRONES HAVE A LOT OF PRACTICAL USE MAKING SURE OUR NATION’S INFRASTRUCTURE RUNS SMOOTHLY IF YOU HAVE HURRICANES IF YOU HAVE YOU KNOW, TYPHOONS IF YOU HAVE TORNADOES THAT COME THROUGH NO MATTER WHERE YOU’RE ON THE GLOBE THAT VALMONT CAN COME IN AND WE MANUFACTURE THIS PRODUCT WE ENGINEER THIS PRODUCT. WE’RE ALSO IN A VERY GOOD SITUATION TO SAY HOW THE PRODUCT IS DOING AFTER THESE BIG EVENTS TREVOR MEGHAM ALSO WORKS AT VALMONT AND HE SAYS THAT IS THE US’S INFRASTRUCTURE AGES? IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE SURE IT’S WORKING WHEN WE START LOOKING AT A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE SPACE SPECIFICALLY WITHIN AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IS HOW ARE WE BETTER MANAGING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE SHOPPER SAYS THE HOPE TO MAKE INSPECTIONS SAFER FOR HIS COMPANY’S EMPLOYEES. AND VALANCES THIS WILL BECOME MORE IMPORTANT AS THE RELIANCE ON CELL PHONE TOWERS GROWS. THEY SAY BY 2025. IT’S PREDICTED MORE THAN 72% OF PEOPLE WILL ONLY USE THE INTERNET ON THEIR PHONES CREATING